Auto Archive??

[Steve_Lowson]

Hello Everyone,

EV 6.0 SP3

Exchange Server 2003

Does anyone know if it's possible to put all mail items into the vault automatically.

i.e. A user leaves the company and the mailbox is marked for deletion, I then want to put all mail items into the vault so i can archive to PST and put in our safe for compliance reasons.

Is this possible??

Thanks

Steve

[Maynard_K]

Well, you could create a new "archiving policy" that archives all items and then generate an EVPM script to assign this policy to the user's in question.

[Steve_Lowson]

Thanks,

I have created the new policy and set all items to younger than 0 days and older than 0 days to archive, how do i do/use the EVPM script???

[Maynard_K]

Take a look at the Utilities Guide for 6 SP3, the Policy Manager section outta provide further details.

support.veritas.com/docs/284468

[TonySterling]

Your script will look something like this:

;This Script will archive every item in the Mailbox
;If shortcuts are left over, that's because the item is already in the vault
;Start Script

[Directory]
DirectoryComputername =
SiteName =

[Filter]
Name = oneshotarchive
CreateShortcut = false
DeleteOriginal = true
UnreadMaiL = true
UseInactivityPeriod = true
InactivityUnits = days
InactivityPeriod = 0

[Mailbox]
DistinguishedName =

[Folder]
Name = mailboxroot
Suspended = false
Filtername = oneshotarchive
OverrideArchiveLocks = true
RetentionCategory = Business

[Steve_Lowson]

Thanks a lot lads, I have tried to run the script Tony has kindly left and amended the values,

I keep getting the error on the DistinguishedName:

The error states

Error - Whilst processing mailbox with dn: Steve Lowson

have you any idea what value it is looking for???

Thanks again

Steve

[Directory]
DirectoryComputername = EYNFIL01
SiteName = EYN Vault Site
 
[Filter]
Name = oneshotarchive
CreateShortcut = false
DeleteOriginal = true
UnreadMaiL = true
UseInactivityPeriod = true
InactivityUnits = days
InactivityPeriod = 0
 
[Mailbox]
DistinguishedName = Steve Lowson
 
[Folder]
Name = mailboxroot
Suspended = false
Filtername = oneshotarchive
OverrideArchiveLocks = true
RetentionCategory = Business

[TonySterling]

Do a Run Now in report mode against Steve Lowson.  Open the report and you will see the distinguished name you need to put in the script.

Regards,

[Steve_Lowson]

Tony,

thanks for all your help, sorry to ask a stupid question but could you expand on the above post?

I'm not sure how to use the run now report mode.

cheers

[TonySterling]

No worries, right click the archive task for the user and choose Run Now.  You will then check Report Mode and Selected Users.  Choose the chap you are wanting to run the script for and a report will be created in the Reports folder in the x:\Program Files\Enterprise Vault subdirectory.

Regards,

[Steve_Lowson]

Ignore that mate, i think i've sussed it!!

[Steve_Lowson]

Tony, this works a treat so thanks a lot.

I tested this on my own mailbox before using it on all mailboxes marked for deletion.

I notice that it runs the script every night and all my own items are getting vauled every evening, is there a way to stop it running every night??

Cheers

Steve

[TonySterling · Accepted solution]

Using your own mailbox eh?  You should really create a test mb to work with. ;)

The script isn't running every night, you just have that policy applied.

You can zap your mailbox using the following script, then synch your mb again and you should be back to normal.

[Directory]
DirectoryComputerName = Vaultserverthathostsdirectoryservice
Sitename = sitenamefromadminconsole

[Mailbox]
DistinguishedName = /o=organization/ou=mailboxou/cn=Recipients/cn=mailboxcname

[Folder]
Name = Mailboxroot
Zap = True

Cheers,

[Steve_Lowson]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

all perfect once again